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Pioneer Tk-8

Public Grades K-8
3858th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 34% of California elementary schools
Summary

Pioneer Tk-8 is a K–8 school serving 648 students in Sacramento, in the Twin Rivers Unified area. Its strongest scores are in the upper grades: seventh graders were above state levels in both English and math, while fourth-grade English and sixth-grade math results were notably weaker. The clearest takeaway is that Pioneer is a local test-score leader—ranking third of 11 nearby schools in English and second in math and science—but remains below state proficiency in all three subjects.

In 2025–26, Pioneer’s proficiency was 47% in English, 35% in math and 26% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 30%, 25% and 21%. It also outperformed its district by 10 percentage points in English, 7 in math and 5 in science. However, it was 3 points below the state in English, 4 below in math and 10 below in science. Results differed considerably by grade: seventh-grade English reached 74%, compared with 51% statewide, while fourth-grade English was 27%, 18 points below the state. Sixth-grade math was 19%, 18 points below the state. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 44%, close to the district’s 44% but well above the state’s 18%; Pioneer had the third-highest rate among nearby schools.

Scores have not kept pace with the state: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, Pioneer’s English, math and science results each declined slightly, while state results rose in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile fell from 50 to 34, and its rating dropped from 3 stars to 2, though Pioneer still ranked fourth among the 11 nearby schools by percentile. Its student–teacher ratio was 25.4, compared with a nearby-school average of 24.2. The school reported 86.6% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, close to the nearby average of 85.0%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves different groups also shows a notable gap: Asian students ranked at the 4th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 34th percentile; White students ranked at the 15th percentile, down 23 points from the previous year.

648
Students ?
25.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,911
Per pupil spending ?
86.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
97%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 5816 Pioneer Way
       Sacramento, CA  95841-2215

(916) 566-1940

District: Twin Rivers Unified


Students who attend Pioneer Tk-8 usually attend:

High:    Foothill High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
34.3%
White:
28.2%
Asian:
14.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2025 → 34th in 2026
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 18% California)
!Ranking has slipped from its 50th-percentile peak (2025) to 34th (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school39%
District avg30%
California avg42%
Elementary school
3,858th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
992nd of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Top 36%▲ up 40 pts since 2016
From bottom 24% (2016) to top 36% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
14th of 29Elementary Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified
1075th of 1,530Twin Rivers Unified among California districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.63858 of 581733.7%★★☆☆☆
202544.52919 of 585750.2%★★★☆☆
202442.83015 of 586948.6%★★☆☆☆
202343.22934 of 585949.9%★★☆☆☆
202238.73190 of 588345.8%★★☆☆☆
201944.52907 of 578949.8%★★☆☆☆
201841.83037 of 566246.4%★★☆☆☆
201727.54050 of 569228.8%★☆☆☆☆
201636.73285 of 561441.5%★★☆☆☆
201526.73964 of 561129.4%★☆☆☆☆
201337.23514 of 553036.5%★★☆☆☆
201231.33846 of 539028.6%★☆☆☆☆
201140.83188 of 537740.7%★★☆☆☆
201052.52420 of 531454.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202368.8146 of 66177.9%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20263.51160 of 12104.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.61059 of 120312.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202231.41426 of 222736.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202458.6779 of 316275.4%★★★★☆
202374.4390 of 324588.0%★★★★☆
202262.6680 of 331179.5%★★★★☆
201939.61806 of 327544.9%★★☆☆☆
201854.71052 of 324667.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.93635 of 558134.9%★★☆☆☆
202542.22946 of 559747.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.23396 of 561239.5%★★☆☆☆
202338.03144 of 560943.9%★★☆☆☆
202237.63146 of 563544.2%★★☆☆☆
201939.43150 of 549242.6%★★☆☆☆
201845.22766 of 541348.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202635.03364 of 509434.0%★★☆☆☆
202547.62461 of 510751.8%★★★☆☆
202451.62169 of 510757.5%★★★☆☆
202352.22105 of 508758.6%★★★☆☆
202255.41879 of 508463.0%★★★☆☆
201953.52067 of 496358.4%★★★☆☆
201844.62578 of 483046.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202640.83133 of 542342.2%★★☆☆☆
202553.22237 of 546059.0%★★★☆☆
202452.22254 of 551759.1%★★★☆☆
202356.41964 of 536363.4%★★★☆☆
202249.52309 of 526456.1%★★★☆☆
201950.62372 of 517354.1%★★★☆☆
201850.62318 of 508454.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.63654 of 560334.8%★★☆☆☆
202546.22721 of 562851.7%★★★☆☆
202450.52436 of 564356.8%★★★☆☆
202348.42541 of 563854.9%★★★☆☆
202240.13000 of 566347.0%★★☆☆☆
201948.82514 of 551054.4%★★★☆☆
201838.93117 of 543142.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.21885 of 292735.6%★★☆☆☆
202519.92593 of 28478.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202444.81132 of 263557.0%★★★☆☆
202325.21896 of 242021.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202618.82152 of 253615.1%★☆☆☆☆
202542.41623 of 259837.5%★★☆☆☆
202429.81966 of 265125.8%★☆☆☆☆
202320.02226 of 266116.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.52262 of 272617.0%★☆☆☆☆
201926.32243 of 283420.9%★☆☆☆☆
201824.52224 of 273718.7%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202657.2992 of 274063.8%★★★☆☆
202562.0855 of 276169.0%★★★☆☆
202459.8890 of 278368.0%★★★☆☆
202363.8794 of 278171.4%★★★★☆
202254.71039 of 274062.1%★★★☆☆
201954.41044 of 271561.5%★★★☆☆
201844.81228 of 248050.5%★★★☆☆
201726.81774 of 250829.3%★☆☆☆☆
201623.21903 of 249723.8%★☆☆☆☆
201518.72059 of 247716.9%★☆☆☆☆
201333.81590 of 237933.2%★★☆☆☆
201240.61339 of 225940.7%★★☆☆☆
201141.41323 of 223640.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201829.8423 of 60029.5%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20265.6724 of 7776.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202480.479 of 147894.7%★★★★★
202386.572 of 152195.3%★★★★★
202267.4219 of 154085.8%★★★★☆
201946.9494 of 144265.7%★★★☆☆
201853.1378 of 136472.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202649.71099 of 251656.3%★★★☆☆
202562.4772 of 253369.5%★★★☆☆
202452.6993 of 255161.1%★★★☆☆
202373.0562 of 253177.8%★★★★☆
202256.9886 of 250964.7%★★★☆☆
201946.11157 of 238051.4%★★★☆☆
201842.31229 of 226245.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202662.3706 of 235770.0%★★★★☆
202574.9439 of 239581.7%★★★★☆
202476.6389 of 238883.7%★★★★☆
202369.5517 of 237478.2%★★★★☆
202273.3423 of 235982.1%★★★★☆
201968.2520 of 221376.5%★★★★☆
201867.7496 of 207276.1%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202578.658 of 47787.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.3722 of 252971.5%★★★★☆
202573.3471 of 254281.5%★★★★☆
202473.6460 of 257982.2%★★★★☆
202379.3338 of 253186.6%★★★★☆
202268.6540 of 245878.0%★★★★☆
201965.5596 of 236974.8%★★★★☆
201861.8656 of 223070.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.0799 of 251468.2%★★★☆☆
202556.1930 of 253463.3%★★★☆☆
202464.0740 of 255271.0%★★★★☆
202354.5949 of 253862.6%★★★☆☆
202252.3992 of 252760.7%★★★☆☆
201960.6790 of 240767.2%★★★☆☆
201846.71084 of 227352.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202662.7537 of 149064.0%★★★☆☆
202553.8698 of 152054.1%★★★☆☆
202440.1896 of 153741.7%★★☆☆☆
202348.0778 of 154349.6%★★☆☆☆
202225.71176 of 155524.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.31103 of 160231.1%★★☆☆☆
201832.71036 of 149630.7%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
African American (2023)78th percentile+28 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+27 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2022)36th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)36th percentile~ school
Female (2026)35th percentile~ school
Male (2026)35th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)34th percentile~ school
White (2026)15th percentile-19 vs school
Asian (2026)4th percentile-30 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+27 vs school
Homeless (2025)88th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school
White (2026)64th percentile~ school
Female (2026)56th percentile-7 vs school
African American (2018)29th percentile-21 vs school
Asian (2026)7th percentile-57 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy47%-3 vs state
Mathematics35%-4 vs state
Science26%-10 vs state

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Open Quote This once a great school is rapidly decorating because of the lack of a morale principal. She has repeatedly abused her authority and does nothing to improve the school morale with her depressing appearance and non caring attitude. She does not accept her responsibility diligently or even reasonably so. No good times for the staff and pupils must be her motto. Just wish she would resign. Let someone with more enthusiasm for the better quality of life, education, perks and some little fun for the pupils. So sad. Very sad for the past 7 years. Please resign Mrs. Nun, Please. I know that this school will prosper so much without your dead weight. Thank you in advance for considering this option for your staff and students. This will be a much better school with out you as you don't care. Kind Regards, Very Concerned Parent Close Quote





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Students who attend Pioneer Tk-8 usually go on to attend:

High : Foothill High

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Pioneer Tk-8.

Students at Pioneer Tk-8 are 34% Hispanic, 28% White, 15% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

Pioneer Tk-8 ranks 3858th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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